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CVR 29 60 38 63
MYC4 A/S
ANNUAL REPORT
2010
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MYC4 A/S
Annual Report 2010
Contents 1. MYC4 – Eradicating Poverty through Business ...................................................................... 3
2. Company Details .................................................................................................................... 4
3. Statement by Management on the Annual Report .................................................................. 5
4. Independent Auditor‟s Report ................................................................................................ 6
5. Management Review .............................................................................................................. 9
5.1 Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Main Activities 2010....................................................................................................................... 9
5.3 Partner Status............................................................................................................................... 11
5.4 Overview of Portfolio by year-end 2010 ...................................................................................... 12
5.5 Social Impact ............................................................................................................................... 14
5.6 Financial Results 2010.................................................................................................................. 15
5.7 Outlook for 2011 .......................................................................................................................... 15
5.8 Events after the Balance Sheet Date ............................................................................................ 16
6. Accounting Policies .............................................................................................................. 17
6.2 Income statement ........................................................................................................................ 17
6.3 Balance sheet .............................................................................................................................. 18
7. Income Statement 2009......................................................................................................... 21
8. Balance sheet December 31 2009 ........................................................................................ 22
Notes ......................................................................................................................................... 24
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1. MYC4 – Eradicating Poverty through Business
Africa is among the world‟s most rapidly growing economic regions, with real GDP rising 5
percent per year since 2000. MYC4 is a solution to the paradigm that Africa represents an
enormous untapped business potential, yet investment opportunities in Africa are hard to
access due to incomplete financial markets, with 80% of the adult African population having
no bank account.
MYC4 is an online Peer-to-Peer platform providing loans at fair price to micro- and small
businesses in Africa and social- as well as economical return to the crowd funding investors.
MYC4 is matching people with need for capital and people with means to invest, fueled by:
• providing Investors access to risk/return adjusted investments with social impact
• enabling African business to attract capital at market conditions and grow their business
The online platform is built around a network of African Financial Partners who are
responsible for identifying and screening for sound businesses as well as handling all
financial transactions. The Partners are incentivized to provide best possible economic pro-
spects for return to Investors and simultaneously social impact.
MYC4 is a business, based on servicing volumes of loans via the online platform. MYC4
charges a fee and an interest to the African Business for providing the loan and facilitating
the financial transactions.
Our vision is to end poverty through business. We want to ensure that everyone has
access to capital and knowledge on equal terms.
Our mission is to create prosperity for all by using modern technologies to
bridge the gap between people with needs and people with means. We want to ignite
entrepreneurship and fuel business potential across cultures and continents.
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2. Company Details
Company
MYC4 A/S
Sank Annæ Plads 19A,2.
DK-1250 Copenhagen K
Central Business Registration No: 29 60 38 63
Registered in Copenhagen
Phone: +45 70 26 20 15
Internet: www.myc4.com
Company Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Board of Directors
Niels B. Thuesen, Chairman
Jørgen Horwitz
Vagn Berthelsen
Susan Payne
Executive Management
Mads Kjær, CEO and Co-founder
Tim Vang, Deputy CEO and Co-founder
The General Annual Meeting adopted the Annual Report on May 23, 2011
Chairman of the General Annual Meeting
Niels B. Thuesen
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3. Statement by Management on the Annual Report
We have today presented the Annual Report of MYC4 A/S for the financial year January 1 to
December 31, 2010.
The Annual Report has been presented in accordance with the Danish Financial Statements
Act. We consider the applied accounting policies appropriate for the annual report to
provide a true and fair view of MYC4‟s financial position and results.
We also consider the Management Review to give a fair presentation of the development in
MYC4‟s activities and finances, profit and loss for the year, its financial position as a whole as
well as a description of the most material risks and elements of uncertainty facing MYC4.
We recommend the annual report for adoption at the Annual General Meeting.
Copenhagen, 28 March 2011
Executive Management
Mads Kjær,
CEO and Co-founder
Tim Vang,
Deputy CEO and Co-founder
Board of Directors
Niels B. Thuesen
Chairman
Jørgen Horwitz
Vagn Berthelsen
Susan Payne
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4. Independent Auditor’s Report
To the Shareholders of MYC4 A/S
We have audited the Financial Statements
and of MYC4 A/S for the financial year 1 Jan-
uary 2010 – 31 December 2010. The Finan-
cial Statements comprise Income Statement,
Balance Sheet, Notes and Accounting Poli-
cies. The Financial Statements are prepared
in accordance with the Danish Financial
Statements Act. Management‟s Review,
which is not comprised by the audit, is pre-
pared in accordance with the Danish Finan-
cial Statements Act.
Til aktionærerne i MYC4 A/S
Vi har revideret årsregnskabet for MYC4
A/S for regnskabsåret 1. januar 2010 – 31.
december 2010. Årsregnskabet omfatter
resultatopgørelse, balance, noter og
anvendt regnskabspraksis. Årsregnskabet
aflægges efter årsregnskabsloven.
Ledelsesberetningen, der ikke er omfattet af
revisionen, aflægges efter
årsregnskabsloven.
Management’s Responsibility
Management is responsible for the prepara-
tion and fair presentation of the Financial
Statements in accordance with the Danish
Financial Statements Act. This responsibility
includes: designing, implementing and
maintaining internal control relevant to the
preparation and fair presentation of Finan-
cial Statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
The responsibility also includes selecting
and applying appropriate accounting poli-
cies, and making accounting estimates that
are reasonable in the circumstances. Fur-
thermore, Management is responsible for
preparing a Management‟s Review that in-
cludes a true and fair account in accordance
with the Danish Financial Statements Act.
Ledelsens ansvar
Ledelsen har ansvaret for at udarbejde og
aflægge et årsregnskab, der giver et
retvisende billede i overensstemmelse med
årsregnskabsloven. Dette ansvar omfatter
udformning, implementering og
opretholdelse af interne kontroller, der er
relevante for at udarbejde og aflægge et
årsregnskab, der giver et retvisende billede
uden væsentlig fejlinformation, uanset om
fejlinformationen skyldes besvigelser eller
fejl. Ansvaret omfatter endvidere valg og
anvendelse af en hensigtsmæssig
regnskabspraksis og udøvelse af
regnskabsmæssige skøn, som er rimelige
efter omstændighederne. Ledelsen har
endvidere ansvaret for at udarbejde en
ledelsesberetning, der indeholder en
retvisende redegørelse i overensstemmelse
med årsregnskabsloven.
Auditor’s Responsibility and Basis of
Opinion
Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Financial Statements based on our
audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with Danish Auditing Standards. Those
Standards require that we comply with ethi-
cal requirements and plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance wheth-
er the Financial Statements are free from
material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to
obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
Revisors ansvar og den udførte revision
Vores ansvar er at udtrykke en konklusion
om årsregnskabet på grundlag af vores
revision. Vi har udført vores revision i
overensstemmelse med danske
revisionsstandarder. Disse standarder
kræver, at vi lever op til etiske krav samt
planlægger og udfører revisionen med
henblik på at opnå høj grad af sikkerhed for,
at årsregnskabet ikke indeholder væsentlig
fejlinformation.
En revision omfatter handlinger for at opnå
revisionsbevis for de beløb og oplysninger,
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disclosures in the Financial Statements. The
procedures selected depend on the audi-
tor‟s judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the Fi-
nancial Statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the
auditor considers internal control relevant to
the Company‟s preparation and fair presen-
tation of the Financial Statements in order to
design audit procedures that are appropri-
ate in the circumstances, but not for the pur-
pose of expressing an opinion on the effec-
tiveness of the Company‟s internal control.
An audit also includes evaluating the appro-
priateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of accounting estimates
made by Management, as well as evaluating
the overall presentation of the Financial
Statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to
provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Our audit has not resulted in any qualifica-
tion.
der er anført i årsregnskabet. De valgte
handlinger afhænger af revisors vurdering,
herunder vurderingen af risikoen for
væsentlig fejlinformation i årsregnskabet,
uanset om fejlinformationen skyldes
besvigelser eller fejl. Ved risikovurderingen
overvejer revisor interne kontroller, der er
relevante for virksomhedens udarbejdelse
og aflæggelse af et årsregnskab, der giver
et retvisende billede med henblik på at
udforme revisionshandlinger, der er
passende efter omstændighederne, men
ikke med det formål at udtrykke en
konklusion om effektiviteten af
virksomhedens interne kontrol. En revision
omfatter endvidere stillingtagen til, om den
af ledelsen anvendte regnskabspraksis er
passende, om de af ledelsen udøvede
regnskabsmæssige skøn er rimelige, samt
en vurdering af den samlede præsentation
af årsregnskabet.
Det er vores opfattelse, at det opnåede
revisionsbevis er tilstrækkeligt og egnet
som grundlag for vores konklusion. Revi-
sionen har ikke givet anledning til forbe-
hold.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Financial Statements give
a true and fair view of the financial position
of the Company at 31 December 2010 and of
the results of the Company operations for
the financial year 1 January 2010 - 31 De-
cember 2010 in accordance with the Danish
Financial Statements Act.
Konklusion
Det er vores opfattelse, at årsregnskabet
giver et retvisende billede af selskabets
aktiver, passiver og finansielle stilling pr. 31.
december 2010 samt af resultatet af
selskabets aktiviteter for regnskabsåret 1.
januar 2010 - 31. december 2010 i
overensstemmelse med årsregnskabsloven.
Emphasis of matter
Emphasis of matters concerning issues in
the annual report
As mentioned in Management‟s Review the
Company has lost its entire share capital.
We draw attention to Management‟s descrip-
tion of how the share capital is expected to
be re-established.
Without qualifying our auditor‟s report, we
draw attention to the information in Man-
agement‟s Review, the section “Outlook
2011” in which Management describes the
Supplerende oplysninger
Supplerende oplysninger vedrørende
forhold i regnskabet
Som omtalt i ledelsesberetningen har
selskabet tabt hele selskabskapitalen. Der
henvises til ledelsens redegørelse for,
hvorledes selskabskapitalen forventes
reetableret.
Uden at tage forbehold gør vi opmærksom
på oplysningerne i ledelsesberetningen,
afsnit ”Outlook 2011”, hvori ledelsen
redegør for forudsætningerne for selskabets
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assumptions for the Company‟s future capi-
tal resources and the uncertainty associated
with them.
In addition, we draw attention to the balance
sheet item “Development costs” showing
that the Company has capitalised a devel-
opment project concerning the MYC4 plat-
form at a total value of DKK 5.7 million. The
determination of the value of the asset de-
pends on the company‟s future earnings ca-
pabilities.
fremtidige kapitalberedskab og
usikkerheden knyttet hertil.
Herudover gør vi opmærksom på
balanceposten ”Development costs”, hvoraf
det fremgår, at selskabet har aktiveret et
udviklingsprojekt vedrørende MYC4
platformen til en samlet værdi på DKK 5,7
mio. Berettigelsen af dette aktivs værdi
afhænger af selskabets fremtidige
indtjeningsevne.
Emphasis of matters concerning other
issues
The Company has not settled and paid pay-
roll tax for the period 2006 - 2010. Manage-
ment may incur liability for failure to pay
payroll tax.
We draw attention to the fact that contrary to
section 6(1) of the Danish Executive Order
on the Filing and Publication of the Annual
Reports issued by the Danish Commerce
and companies Agency, Management has
chosen not to present the Annual Report in
Danish but has instead chosen to present the
Annual Report in English, which is the lan-
guage applied in the Company.
Supplerende oplysninger vedrørende
andre forhold
Selskabet har ikke afregnet og indbetalt
lønsumsafgift for 2006 - 2010. Ledelsen kan
ifalde ansvar for manglende indbetaling af
lønsumsafgift.
Vi gør opmærksom på, at ledelsen i strid
med bekendtgørelse om indsendelse og
offentliggørelse af årsrapporter i Erhvervs-
og Selskabsstyrelsen § 6, stk.1, har valgt
ikke at aflægge årsrapporten på dansk, men
har i stedet valgt at aflægge årsrapporten på
engelsk, som er det sprog, der dagligt
anvendes i virksomheden.
Statement on Management’s Review
We have read Management‟s Review in ac-
cordance with the Danish Financial State-
ments Act. We have not performed any pro-
cedures additional to the audit performed of
the Financial Statements. On this basis, in
our opinion, the information provided in
Management‟s Review is in accordance with
the Financial Statements.
Udtalelse om ledelsesberetningen
Vi har i henhold til årsregnskabsloven
gennemlæst ledelsesberetningen. Vi har
ikke foretaget yderligere handlinger i tillæg
til den gennemførte revision af
årsregnskabet. Det er på denne baggrund
vores opfattelse, at oplysningerne i
ledelsesberetningen er i overensstemmelse
med årsregnskabet.
Hellerup, 23 May 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab
Mikael Sørensen Preben Larsen
State Authorised Public Accountant State Authorised Public Accountant
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5. Management Review
5.1 Summary
MYC4 started 2010 in crisis, yet came out of 2010 stronger, leaner and in a better position
than ever before to make the company successful.
The major challenge facing MYC4 at the beginning of 2010 was loss of Investor confidence
due to the non performance of and fraud amongst the African Partners during 2008 and 2009
resulting in significant losses for Investors. A related challenge was the inability of MYC4 to
raise sufficient funding to operate and develop the company whilst also retaining all of the
employees, resulting in significant staff reductions throughout 2010.
MYC4‟s focus in 2010 was not on growth but on improving the business model and the
quality of its portfolio and Partners. The objective was to demonstrate that MYC4 could
deliver the product intrinsic/imbedded in its business model i.e. the ability to invest in Af-
rica with the possibility of both a social and a financial return. This occurred at the same time
the company was downsizing to a bare minimum staff resulting in the MYC4 cost structure
being reduced by more than 50% during 2010. The efforts have proved to be successful
with Investments made on loans with current Providers, since mid 2009, showing a small pos-
itive financial return together with the social impact of/on the lives of thousands of Africans.
As expected, MYC4 came out of 2010 with a loss of DKK 8,185,877. This is better than the
budgeted loss of DKK 10,157,818 that was the objective at the beginning of 2010. MYC4 is a
young company and does not expect to reach break even before 3-4 years. The accumulated
losses over the years is seen as an investment by the Shareholders in building a profitable
and sustainable business that can serve its stakeholders with fair and transparent financial
services.
Whilst funding is in place for the current staffing level, the major challenge during 2011 will
be to find new Shareholders who are willing to fund the runway of the next 3-4 years towards
growth and profitability. More than EUR 8m has been invested into the company as equity
over the last 5 years and the platform today is unique in respect to a for-profit organization
that provides full transparency and access to information globally.
5.2 Main Activities 2010
MYC4 reduced staff from over 20 employees at the beginning of 2010 down to 5 at the
beginning of 2011, plus the Founders, Mads and Tim. The African organization was
restructured during 2010 with the hiring of a new East African Director; Eric Naivasha, and a
Credit Operations Manager; Titus Kuria, with both possessing extensive experience from
the financial sector. Chief Technology Officer; Steven Thomas undertook the additional role
of Deputy CEO with responsibility for day-to-day operations of the company, allowing Mads
and Tim to concentrate on fund raising and strategic partnerships.
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The IT department was closed down at the end of 2010 as the current version of MYC4.com
(Version 2.0) is stabile and because further IT development should be linked to MYC4‟s
growth when funding for the next 3-4 years is in place. The IT infrastructure is now hosted on
Amazon‟s EC2 „Cloud Computing‟ solution and an agreement has been made with a
consulting company who can step in and make mission critical changes to the system if
needed.
In spite of operating with these restrictions MYC4 has accomplished a lot!
MYC4 was able to make significant IT enhancements to the platform. Risk rating of Partners
in a 5 star system derived from the Partner‟s track record and level of risk sharing was
implemented, providing valuable guidance for Investors and incentivising Partners to im-
prove performance. Online Business Signup, allowing small businesses in Africa to sign-up
for loans online, was piloted in 2010 and gave Partners an important source of qualified leads
to grow their business. The largest development project, repayments restructuring, was
completed mid 2010, reducing the turnaround time on processing of repayments and
improving transparency. There were also a number of improvements for the on-line
Investors including better reporting and flexible bidding, allowing Investors to place both a
maximum and a minimum bid.
MYC4 made good progress with Supply Chain projects in 2010. In a joint project with
FDB/Coop, Danish consumers and MYC4 Investors can purchase goods from Africa in Co-
op‟s stores in Denmark and also invest in the farmers in Kenya and Uganda that produced
the goods. This project was profiled both in two large marketing campaigns sponsored by
FDB and BBC World News. The FDB/Coop Supply Chain project was instrumental in MYC4
becoming one of the World Challenge finalists. The Amajaro cacao Supply Chain project in
Ghana has also completed its pilot phase. The Amajaro loans are performing well and it is
planned to expand this project in 2011. Progress has been made on other Supply Chain pro-
jects such as the first health care loans to small drugstores and clinics in Kenya together with
Novartis and the first solar power loans together with Tujijenge and Barefoot – both projects
are expected to start in 2011 along with loans through a youth entrepreneurship project in
partnership with ILO (International Labour Organization).
Further, MyC4 introduced risk sharing agreement with partners and all partners accepted to
enter into such agreements. Though not all risk sharing agreements with partners were fully
implemented by the end of 2010 it is expected that all agreements will be in place during
first half of 2011. Introducing risk sharing agreements is a major change to the business
model and is perceived as an important step forward though there will still be room for
modifications and improvements.
MYC4 funded a total of EUR 1.8m in loans for nearly 1,000 micro- and small businesses
during 2010. After a slow Q1, monthly lending remained at a constant level for the rest of the
year at a level between EUR 150,000 and EUR 200,000. This was consistent with the objective
to focus on quality rather than growth of the portfolio during 2010.
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Of the approximate 18,000 Investors that have signed up on MYC4, over 2,000 are active in
any given month. This number remained stable throughout the majority of 2010 yet
increased to almost 3,500 in December when a small fee on idle accounts was introduced.
Other developments in 2010 include new office in Copenhagen and Nairobi and a new logo.
The new logo was developed by a freelance designer from Bosnia via a crowd sourcing
design website.
5.3 Partner Status
Whilst Investors generally lost money on loans disbursed between 2007-2009, investments
made since mid 2009, through current Providers, have provided online Investors with a small
positive return on the average. Loans disbursed in 2010 also appear to be performing well.
The Investors are, on a continuous basis, reminded that investing in Africa is risky. Whilst the
Investor losses due to defaults have been significantly reduced, the effects of currency
remain large and unpredictable. The direction of the US Dollar versus Euro remains the most
important indicator of the currency- impact for a Euro based investor.
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
EUR
Loans disbursed
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2000
2500
3000
3500
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Users placing bids
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At the end of 2009 a number of non-performing Partners were suspended and a process of
re-engineering how MYC4 works with Partners commenced. This process has continued in
2010 with:
All Partners except one signing risk sharing agreements where they commit to cover
from 50% to 100% of the Investor losses in the case of Borrower defaults.
A realignment of Partner fee structures, ensuring that Partners earn most of their fees
as the loans pay back rather than at the time of disbursement (Partners can max.
charge 25% of their total fee on disbursement of the loan).
A strengthening of the East African team by hiring a new Director and a new Credit
Operations Manager with extensive sector experience.
Thorough spot checks of all Partners by the Credit Operations Manager, resulting in
more hands on monitoring, but also feed back to partners with important input to
capacity building.
Implementation of a 5 star risk scoring of Partners based on Partner performance and
level of risk sharing.
It is expected that MYC4 will continue to pursue legal action against some of the early
Partners including Ebony in Kenya as well as Notre Nation, Ivoire Crédit and Trium in Côte
d‟Ivoire. There is, however only very limited hope that any of these cases will result in the
recovery of lost funds. MYC4‟s lawyer is in negotiations with Birima and Youssou N‟Dour with
regard to covering defaulted loans in Senegal.
5.4 Overview of Portfolio by year-end 2010
Whilst approximately 40% of funds disbursed since the launch of the platform in Q4 2007 and
before Q3 2009, have defaulted, there appears to be an improving trend for loans disbursed
from Q4 2009 onwards. Of the funds disbursed in first half of 2010, less than 1% have
defaulted as at January 19, 2011 and 92% of the portfolio for this period is either already
repaid (64%) or repaying on schedule (28%) whilst 7% is more than 30 days late. Many of
these loans are covered by risk sharing agreements, which should reduce the impact on
Investors in case of default. Loans disbursed during the second half of 2010 are still too
young to assess, but 95% of the funds disbursed during this period are either repaid or
repaying on-time.
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The chart below shows the same data as the chart above, but only for active Partners;
Growth Africa, Micro Africa, Fusion, Tujijenge, Gatsby, and PRC. Again the data is as at
January 19, 2011. Since portfolio performance is largely determined by Partner quality, the
chart below may provide a better foundation for projecting future performance than the
chart above. Note; since no Partners were suspended in 2010, the 2010 numbers on the chart
below are identical to the previous chart.
The defaults within this portfolio are primarily due to two Partners; Growth Africa and
Gatsby. Both had some early problems, but are doing better now. Fusion has defaulted one
loan from Q4 2009, but this has since been covered by their 95% risk sharing agreement.
Micro Africa, Tujijenge and PRC have not had any defaults yet.
When viewed year-by-year there appears to be a small improvement from loans disbursed
in 2008 (15% default, 85% repaid) to loans disbursed in 2009 (9% default, 4% late, 3% on
time, 84% repaid). Note; part of the defaults on the 2009 portfolio has since been covered by
Fusion‟s risk sharing agreement, reducing the Investor loss so far from 9% to 7% on loans
from 2009. In 2010 less than 0.1% has defaulted so far, 6% is late, 52% are on time and 42%
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are repaid. These numbers are accurate as at January 19, 2011. The 2010 portfolio is young
and some deterioration should be expected in the future.
Ignoring the effects of currency for a moment, investments made since Q2 2009 through
current Providers have earned more on interest than they have lost to defaults every quarter,
except during Q4 2009. However, Q4 2009 is also positive now that Fusion has covered their
risk sharing commitments.
The full picture, once the effects of currency are included, is less positive. In general the
strengthening Euro against USD, had resulted in currency losses for Investors. When adding
together the effects of interest, currency and defaults, Investors are earning a net positive
return on loans disbursed in Q2, Q3 2009 and Q1 2010.
The total portfolio disbursed since Q2 2009 by current Providers shows a small net gain of
0.7%. For a USD-based investor the outcome looks much better. The 2010 portfolio is still
young, so additional defaults on this portfolio should be expected as the portfolio ages and
currency fluctuations will continue.
5.5 Social Impact
MYC4 is based on the firm belief that business is the key to trigger unrealized potential in
Africa, to accelerate economic growth and social development and thereby ultimately
eradicate poverty and related issues. This approach has been proven to have a great impact:
By giving access to capital, African businesses will be able to develop their businesses, cre-
ate growth and increase their income. They will be able to send their kids to school and to
the doctor; they will be able to employ more people, who will send their kids to school and
so on. In other words, prosperity will spread in ever increasing/widening circles.
MYC4 has developed a simple, yet functional impact score to help illustrate how many peo-
ple are impacted - directly as well as indirectly (e.g. employees and dependants respec-
tively) – for every MYC4 loan disbursed. The Impact Score is based on data being collected
during vetting of MYC4 Borrowers and takes into account the number of people who are in
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the direct surroundings of the Borrower, employees and families. It is assumed that each
business employs 4.5 people, including the entrepreneur. Each of these employees
has an average of 3.2 dependants who are indirectly impacted. All together that gives 18.9
people directly or indirectly impacted by each loan. This means that MYC4 loans, by year
end 2010, has had an impact on more than 100,000 people in Africa since launch in 2007.
5.6 Financial Results 2010
MYC4s focus on 2010 was on improving the quality of the portfolio and reducing operational
costs.
Operations were scaled back significantly in 2010 compared to 2009. Fee income was
reduced from DKK 956k in 2009 to DKK 352k in 2010, reflecting a corresponding decrease in
the outstanding loan balance. Costs were also sharply reduced as the company downsized
and the resulting operating loss for 2010 was DKK 9.4m before tax. This is in line with
expectations and a significant reduction DKK 20.2m before tax in 2009.
The company has lost over 50% of its share capital resulting in a negative DKK 1.4m at year
end. The share capital is expected to be re-established before 30th June 2011 by the
conversion of loans from major shareholders to equity to the value of DKK 3.0m.
5.7 Outlook for 2011
As it enters its fourth year of operations the three main business challenges faced by MYC4
are long term funding, profitability and risk.
Funding for 2011, with the current staffing and at the current cost level, is in place and MYC4
still expects to develop and grow the company during 2011. MYC4 will continue to manage
the current Partners as well as signing up new Partners to the platform. When additional
funding is found for 2011 and the years onwards it will be used to strengthen the team with
additional financial services skills, further development and professionalization of processes
and platform, developing new products for businesses in Africa and investors as well as
hiring additional resources to drive growth both on the borrower and investor side.
MYC4 is a young company and it is not expected to be profitable for a few more years, yet
growing the profitability and revenue income base is a key focus area for 2011. Recently a
new fee on one year old (only) idle Investor accounts was implemented as well as an
increase in MYC4‟s fees by introducing a 2% closing fee to the African businesses on all new
loans from February 1, 2011. The increase in revenue combined with the recent staff
reductions will not be enough to make MYC4 profitable in 2011, yet it is expected to triple
the revenue and bring MYC4 a step closer.
Risk remains a fact of life when lending money to micro and small businesses, especially in
Africa. The steps that were taken to address risks in 2010 appear to be bearing fruit. Focus
will remain on reducing risk and improving Investor returns during 2011, but risk is inherent
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in MYC4‟s mission of funding the un-banked individuals and the under-banked small
business in Africa. Investors using MYC4 to invest in African businesses should be aware of
this risk and further MYC4 advocates that private Investors should never invest more than
they can afford to lose.
In spite of the challenges facing MYC4, the need for MYC4 is enormous. Even with the
limited resources there are opportunities for growth, improvement, innovation and impact
during 2011. A number of exciting projects are on the way/in the pipeline including health
care, solar power, agriculture and youth entrepreneurship. Further MYC4 signed an
agreement with Makao Mashinani Ltd (MML) to fund low cost housing for slum dwellers.
MYC4 is looking forward to seeing this and other projects unfold during 2011.
5.8 Events after the Balance Sheet Date
No further events have occurred after the balance sheet date to this date, which would
influence the Annual report.
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6. Accounting Policies
This annual report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Danish
Financial Statements Act governing reporting class B enterprises with addition of a few
provisions for reporting class C enterprises.
The accounting policies applied for this annual report is consistent with those applied last
year.
Recognition and measurement
Assets are recognized in the balance sheet when it is probable as a result of a prior event
that future economic benefits will flow to the Company, and the value of the asset can be
measured reliably.
Liabilities are recognized in the balance sheet when the Company has a legal or constructive
obligation as a result of a prior event, and it is probable that future economic benefits will
flow out of the Company, and the value of the liability can be measured reliably.
On initial recognition, assets and liabilities are measured at cost. Measurement subsequent
to initial recognition is effected as described below for each financial statement item.
Anticipated risks and losses that arise before the time of presentation of the annual report
and that confirm or invalidate affairs and conditions existing at the balance sheet date are
considered at recognition and measurement. Income is recognized in the income statement
when earned, whereas costs are recognized by the amounts attributable to this financial
year.
Foreign currency translation
On initial recognition, foreign currency transactions are translated applying the exchange
rate at the transaction date. Receivables, payables and other monetary items denominated in
foreign currencies that have not been settled at the balance sheet date are translated using
the exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences that arise between the
rate at the transaction date and the one in effect at the payment date or the rate at the
balance sheet date are recognized in the income statement as financial income or financial
expenses. Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, inventories and other non-
monetary assets that have been purchased in foreign currencies are translated using
historical rates.
6.2 Income statement
Revenue
Revenue is taken to income as the customer‟s pay the fees.
Other external expenses
Other external expenses comprise expenses for sale, marketing, administration, premises,
bad debts, etc.
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Other external expenses also include research costs, costs of development projects that do
not meet the criteria for recognition in the balance sheet.
Staff costs
Staff costs comprise salaries and wages as well as social security costs, pension
contributions, etc for the Company‟s staff.
Financial income and expenses
These items comprise interest income and expenses, realized and unrealized capital gains
and losses on payables and transactions in foreign currencies, as well as tax surcharge and
tax relief under the Danish Tax Prepayment Scheme. Interest expenses and other financial
expenses for manufacturing assets are not included in the cost of assets, but are recognized
in the income statement as incurred.
Income taxes
Tax for the year, which consists of current tax for the year and changes in deferred tax, is
recognized in the income statement by the portion attributable to the profit for the year.
The current tax payable or receivable is recognized in the balance sheet, stated as tax
calculated on this year‟s taxable income, adjusted for prepaid tax.
Deferred tax is recognized on all temporary differences between the carrying amount and
tax-based value of assets and liabilities, for which the tax-based value of assets is calculated
based on the planned use of each asset.
Deferred tax assets, including the tax base of tax loss carry-forwards, are measured at the
value at which the asset is expected to be realised, either by elimination in tax on future
earnings or by set-off against deferred tax liabilities.
The Company is jointly taxed with its Parent and the entire Parent's other Danish
subsidiaries. The current income tax is allocated among the jointly taxed companies
proportionally to their taxable income (full allocation with a refund concerning tax losses).
6.3 Balance sheet
Intangible assets
Intangible assets comprise uncompleted and completed development projects. Other
intangible assets comprise uncompleted and completed development projects with related
intellectual property rights, acquired intellectual property rights and prepayments for
intangible assets.
Development projects on clearly defined and identifiable products and processes, for which
the technical rate of utilization, adequate resources and a potential future market or
development opportunity in the enterprise can be established, and where the intention is to
manufacture, market or apply the product or process in question, are recognized as
intangible assets. Other development costs are recognized as costs in the income statement
as incurred.
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The cost of development projects comprises costs such as salaries and amortization that are
directly and indirectly attributable to the development projects. Financing costs are not
included in cost.
Completed development projects are amortized on a straight-line basis using the estimated
useful lives of the assets. The amortization period is five years.
Intangible assets are written down to the lower of recoverable amount and carrying amount.
Equipment
Other fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Cost comprises the acquisition price, costs directly attributable to the
acquisition, and preparation costs of the asset until the time when it is ready to be put into
operation. Financing costs are recognized in the income statement.
The basis of depreciation is cost less estimated residual value after the end of useful life.
Straight-line depreciation is made on the basis of the following estimated useful lives of the
assets: Other fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment: 3-5 years.
Equipment is written down to the lower of recoverable amount and carrying amount.
Receivables
Receivables are measured at amortized cost, usually equaling nominal value less provisions
for bad debts.
Other investments
Securities recognized under current assets comprise investments on the MYC4 portal. The
investments are measured at fair value at the balance sheet date.
Prepayments Received from Investors
Prepayments received from Investors relate to cash transactions received into the MYC4 A/S
Investor bank accounts subsequent to the transfer of account balances to the newly created
Investor bank accounts within the Foundation. These funds have since been transferred to
the Foundation bank accounts in 2010.
Dividends
Dividends are recognized as a liability at the time of adoption at the general meeting. The
proposed dividends for the financial year are disclosed as a separate item in equity.
Other provisions
Other provisions comprise anticipated costs of non-recourse guarantee commitments.
Other provisions are recognized and measured as the best estimate of the expenses
required to settle the liabilities at the balance sheet date. Provisions that are estimated to
mature more than one year after the balance sheet date are measured at their discounted
value.
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Lease commitments
Lease payments on operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis in the income
statement over the term of the lease.
Other financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost, which usually corresponds to
nominal value.
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7. Income Statement for 2010 2010 2009
Notes DKK DKK’000 ____ ___________ _______
Revenue 351.587 956
Staff costs 1 (4.404.417) (7.862)
Other external expenses (2.827.731) (11.032)
Depreciations 2 (2.406.512) (2.279)
___________ _______
Operating profit/loss (9.287.073) (20.217)
Financial income 24.598 66
Financial expenses (107.862) (149) ___________ _______
Profit/loss before tax (9.370.337) (20.300)
Tax on profit/loss regarding previous year (1.184.460) 2.093
Tax on profit/loss for the year 3 0 2.500 ___________ _______
Net profit/loss for the year (8.185.877) (15.707)
___________ _______ ___________ _______
Proposed distribution of profit/loss
Retained earnings (8.185.877)
___________
(8.185.877)
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8. Balance sheet at 31 December 2010 2010 2009
Notes DKK DKK’000 ____ ___________ _______
Development costs 4 5.729.286 7.187 ___________ _______
Intangible assets 5.729.286 7.187 ___________ _______
Other fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment 5 147.430 261 ___________ _______
Property, plant and equipment 147.430 261 ___________ _______
Fixed assets 5.876.716 7.448 ___________ _______
Receivables from group enterprises 0 19
Trade receivables 458.261 569
Income taxes receivable 0 2.500
Other receivables 1.389.141 1.396 ___________ _______
Receivables 1.847.402 4.484 ___________ _______
Investments on MYC4 0 116 ___________ _______
Current asset investments 0 116 ___________ _______
Cash 745.539 1.768 ___________ _______
Not invested investor payments 26.697 640 ___________ _______
Current assets 2.619.638 7.008 ___________ _______
Assets 8.496.354 14.455 ___________ _______ ___________ _______
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8. Balance sheet at 31 December 2010 continued 2010 2009
Notes DKK DKK’000 ____ ___________ _______
Share capital 5.478.050 5.478
Retained earnings (6.873.230) 1.313 ___________ _______
Equity 6 (1.395.180) 6.791 ___________ _______
Other provisions 979.976 980 ___________ _______
Provisions 979.976 980 ___________ _______
Bank debt 68.621 35
Payables to group enterprises 3.075.000 0
Trade payables 120.964 407
Prepayments received from investors 0 888
Other payables 5.646.973 5.354 ___________ _______
Short-term liabilities other than provisions 8.911.558 6.684 ___________ _______
Liabilities other than provisions 9.891.534 6.684 ___________ _______
Equity and liabilities 8.496.354 14.455 ___________ _______ ___________ _______
Contingent liabilities, etc. 7
Other notes 8-9
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Notes 2010 2009
DKK DKK’000 ___________ _______
1. Staff costs
Salaries and wages 5.155.613 8.709
Other social security costs 84.554 118 ___________ _______
5.240.167 8.827 ___________ _______
Activation of development costs (835.750) (966) ___________ _______
4.404.417 7.861
Average number of employees 9 20 ___________ _______
2. Depreciation
Development costs 2.293.139 2.126
Other fixtures and fittings, tools and equipment 113.373 153 ___________ _______
2.406.512 2.279 ___________ _______
3. Tax on profit/loss for the year
Current tax 0 (2.500)
Change in deferred tax 0 0
Change in deferred tax as a result of the reduction in the income tax rate 0 0 ___________ _______
0 (2.500) ___________ _______
The Company has a deferred tax asset relating to losses in 2006-2010. The deferred tax asset is not
recognized in the balance sheet, cf. accounting policies.
Development
costs
DKK ___________
4. Intangible assets
Cost at 01.01.2010 10.629.946
Additions 835.750 ___________
Cost at 31.12.2010 11.465.696 ___________
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Notes continued
Depreciation at 01.01.2010 3.443.271
Depreciation for the year 2.293.139 ___________
Depreciation at 31.12.2010 5.736.410 ___________
Carrying amount at 31.12.2010 5.729.286 ___________
Other
fixtures,etc
DKK ___________
5. Equipment
Cost at 01.01.2010 544.612
Additions 0
Disposal 0 ___________
Cost at 31.12.2010 544.612 ___________
Depreciation at 01.01.2010 283.810
Depreciation for the year 113.372
Depreciation disposal 0 ___________
Depreciation at 31.12.2010 397.182 ___________
Carrying amount at 31.12.2010 147.430 ___________
Share Retained
capital earning Total
DKK DKK DKK ___________ ___________ ___________
6. Equity
Equity at 01.01.2010 5.478.050 1.312.647 6.790.697
Capital increase 0 0 0
Profit/loss for the year 0 (8.185.877) (8.185.517) ___________ ___________ ___________
Equity at 31.12.2010 5.478.050 (6.873.230) (1.395.180)
___________ ___________ ___________
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Share capital consists of shares at DKK 1,000 or multiples of these. The shares have not been divided
into classes.
Notes continued 2010
DKK ___________
Changes in share capital since the Company's establishment on 19.05.2006:
Contribution on establishment 500.000
Capital increase 2006 1.240.000
Capital reduction 2006 to cover loss (300.000)
Capital increase 2007 2.400.000
Capital increase 2008 1.024.000
Capital increase 2009 614.050 ___________
Share capital at 31.12.2010 5.478.050
7. Contingent liabilities, etc.
The Company has no contingent liabilities at the reporting date in comparison to DKK 613,000 at
31.12.2009 which related to an interminable rent obligation.
8. Ownership
The Company has registered the following shareholders to hold more than 5% of the voting share
capital or of the nominal value of the share capital:
Kjaer Group A/S, Groennemosevej 6, DK-5700 Svendborg
The Way Forward ApS, Groennemosevej 6, DK-5700 Svendborg
casa-share ApS, Ved Kanalen 1, DK-1413 Copenhagen K
Dutch Oak Tree Foundation, 2 Temple Back East, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS 1 6EG, UK
9. Consolidation
MYC4 A/S is included in the consolidated financial statements of The Way Forward ApS, Central
Business Registration No 25 47 31 59.